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Serpulospira

Gastropoda - Euomphalina

Taxonomy
Serpulospira was named by Cossmann (1915) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-u C Step-l Sepkoski's reference number: 797,1258]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Straparollus (Serpulospira) by Knight et al. (1960).

It was assigned to Straparollus by Knight et al. (1960); to Euomphalidae by Morris and Cleevely (1981), Linsley and Kier (1984); to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euomphaloidea by Wagner (2023).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2025-10-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Serpulospira Cossmann
1960Straparollus (Serpulospira) Knight et al. p. 192
1981Serpulospira Morris and Cleevely
1984Serpulospira Linsley and Kier
2002Serpulospira Sepkoski
2023Serpulospira Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
genusSerpulospira

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Serpulospira Cossmann 1915
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Serpulospira annulatus Phillips 1841
Serpulospira annulatus Whiteaves 1892
Serpulospira centrifuga Römer 1843
Serpulospira laxus Hall 1859
Serpulospira lituites Spitz 1907
Serpulospira militaris Whidborne 1892
Serpulospira minutilineatus Fagerstrom 1961
Serpulospira paradoxus Winchell 1863
Serpulospira serpula d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
Serpulospira solutus Spitz 1907
Serpulospira swickae Blodgett and Johnson 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:09:05
Modified: 2004-08-15 00:09:05
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Kasimovian or 410.62000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Helderbergian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria Straparollus sp. (26203)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Italy Straparollus sp. (14256)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northwest Territories) Phanerotinus militaris (56282)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) S. sp. (77418) Straparollus indet. (43890)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Austria Straparollus lituites (26224) Straparollus solutus (26226) Straparollus sp. (26230 26236 26237)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Michigan) Straparollus diversiformis (102527)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Alaska) Straparollus sp. (3639)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Ohio) Straparollus diversiformis (102525)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) Straparollus annulatus (3826) Straparollus swickae (3827 44141 44142)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Straparollus diversiformis (102528 102529)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Illinois) Straparollus sp., Straparollus diversiformis (24285)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Euomphalus annulatus, Phanerotinus centrifugus, Phanerotinus militaris (130270) Phanerotinus centrifugus, Phanerotinus militaris (129878)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Euomphalus eboracensis (98025) S. laxus (10457 10459)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Hessen) Ornollus annulatus (38357) Ornollus annulatus, S. serpula (38353)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) Euomphalus annulatus (56461 228170)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Queensland) Straparollus sp. (39234)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) S. sp. (101680)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Sauerland) S. serpula (51936 51967 56160)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) S. serpula (38358 38360)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Germany Euomphalus centrifuga (235211)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Iowa) Phanerotinus paradoxus (146537)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany S. centrifuga (156553)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Poland S. crassitesta (134802)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Australia (New South Wales) S. scalariformis (43900 43901 43902)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) S. scalariformis (43904 44079 44088)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Phanerotinus paradoxus (3309)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9Mexico (Sonora) Phanerotinus paradoxus (5616)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Iowa) S. paradoxus (278012)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Indiana) Euomphalus planispira (129910 129912 129930)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Japan (Gifu) S. sp. (217899)